Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-16
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE
Capay Valley Land Company.

w SAH0 AhA
road, the Capay Valley Land Company, a
corporation composed chiefly Of the Direc-
tors and Officers of the Southern Pacific
Company, purchased on the line of the
proposed road, and chiefly in CGpay VAL
ley itself, through which the road is being
extended from Madison in Yolo county
several large bodies of the choicest lands to
be found in that beautiful and fertile val
lev. The construction of the Woodland,
Capay and Clear Lake Railroad is being
pushed with great energy, and will reach
very early completion. The line of this
road passes Immediately through the lands
owned by the Capay Valley Land Com
pany, which lands will be Immediately sub
divided into small tracts, several town sites
established and the lands and the town
property placed on the market.
Capay Valley is located on the western
side of Yolo county, and is one of the most
fertile and picturesque valleys on the Pa
cifc Coast. The lands in this valley have
heretofore been owned in large holdings;
the growing of wheat has been the chief
agricultural industry. which owing to the
great fertility of the soil, the warmth and
saluhrity of the climate, the heavy annual
precipitation of rain, and the perfect pro-
lection which the conhguration of the val
lev affords against north winds, has proven
highly profitable. At intervals, however,
throughout the valley, orchards may be
seen. and these experiments in the line OF
horticulture have demonstrated the full ca
liabilities of the valley for the growth OF
all citrus, semi-tropical and temperate
fruits. Orange and lemon trees of most
thrifty growth may be seen in the gardens
and orchards. Grapes, apricots, figs,
| pears. cherries, almonds, peaches, and all
the other fruits to be found in the most IA
vored localities, reach here to the greatest
perfection. The very earliest fruits and
vegetables appearing in San Francisco and
| other markets are grown in this valley,
With respect to early production, Capay
Valley ranks fully with, if not superior tC
| the celebrated Vaca and Pleasant Valleys.
This fact alone c~onfers c very high premium
| upon the lands to be offered. The or
chardist, the ~vineyardist and gardener Of
Capay Valley car place ripe fruits anc
vegetables in the San Francisco and Chi
| cage markets at the high rate usually OBJ
| tainable for early fruit, and from foul
to six weeks in advance of nearly every
| other portion of the State of California
| Under completely analogous conditions il
| Vaca Valley, lands have reached a valua
| ton of $500 an acre, and have proven highly
| profitable investments at that price. The
lands to be offered by the Capay Valley
| Land Company are in all respects equal ii
| fertility, and lie under equal climatic ad.
vantages with the most favored orchard
and garden lands of the State.
One of the leading objects OF the pur
| chase of this land by a syndicate of persons
| interested in the success of the railroad tt
be constructed was to secure the subdivi
sion of the density of settlement. Keep.
ing this object steadily in view, of some OF
the largest and most fertile tracts will bt
subdivided into ten and twenty-acre lots
and individuals will be strictly limited tt
the ownership of a single lot. Town sites
will be located as near to the centeF of The
tracts as may be found convenient Oh
| iudicious, and the purchasers of orchard OIL
garden land in small tracts will be per
mitted to purchase not to exceed FIVE lott
in the town site plats. In this way it il
designed to establish populous and thriv
| ing communities, whose growth and pros
| pei ity shall be based upon small holdings
| Of very fertile and highly profitable lands
| Ten acres of this fertile land lying undel
| climatic conditions so favorable to orchard
| and garden culture may be madeas profit
| able and responsive to intelligent industry
| as 160 or 800 acres of land devoted to thu
| growth Of cereals. The very early matu
| rity Of fruits and vegetables already al
| luded to will secure to the cultivator tht
| highest market price, while the road to BIZ
constructed, being under the management
| and control of the owners of the land t.
| be offered, will afford every facility for thu
shipment of fruits and vegetables, and il
every respect promote the success of these
enterprises.
Geographically, Capay Valley lies i'm
| mediately west of the beautiful and thriv
ing city of Woodland, the County Seat Of
Yolo county. Its trend is northwest ant
southeast, having a length of twenty-siS
miles and an aversge width of three miles
Cache Creek is a very considerable stream
| of water, even at its lowest stages, anc
| every piece of land offered is either inter
sected or washed upon one of its bounda
ries by this stream of clear, pure water
Gardens and orchards may be brought t.
the highest stage of perfection without ir
~rigation. The annual rainfall is abundant
for all horticultural purposes, but should
irrigation be desired for the purpose OF
| producing more than one crop of vegeta.
DlCo III q SiiSiC ocdooIl, VI lOI Jut purpose
Of producing perennial crops, abundant
water facilities are at hand for that pur.
pose.
The line of the Woodland, Capay and
Clear Lake Railroad Company is being
| graded from Madison, the present terminus
Of the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake rail-
road, westward through tue valley, and
the road will be equipped and in running
order at an early day through its entire
length. 1t is the design to offer these
lands at rates and upon terms of payment
which will afford the highest encourage
ment to their actual occupation by a large
and industrious class of people. Surveys
for town sites and subdivisions of these
large tracts Of land are in progress, and
maps of such surveys are in preparation.
Owing to the large number of inquiries con-
corning the intention of the Capay Valley
Land Company regarding these lands, this
preliminary announcement has been neces-
sary.
For further particulars and maps and
descriptive circulars, or for immediate in
formation, inquiry is directed to w. III.
MILLS, Land Agent Central Pacific